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Greatest extent possible vs Greatest possible extent [adjective position]
I know the following sentences basically mean the same thing:
We need to reduce pollution to the greatest extent possible.
We need to reduce pollution to the greatest possible extent.
so my ...
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Is a noun singular or plural when listing two or more of them that are numbered? [duplicate]
I was asked by someone to review a selection of portrait photos and then respond by selecting which one(s) I wanted to have printed. Each photo is labelled "Pose," followed by a letter (i.e.,...
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What's up with -ly-based: -based as a suffix on non-nouns
I have always thought that the English "-based" suffix (plant-based diet, English-based creole languages, etc.) worked only on nouns. Adjectives, e.g. "large-based" or "sweet-...
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Compound noun in a technical sentence
I have found a similar question here. However, my reputation is too low to append comment for requiring more information. As a result, I have to post a question.
I read Pandas documentation and I ...
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Acceptability of concessive parenthetical if clause
Is the following sentence correct?
They might build a community that, if it could not change the depressing nature of the work, could at least make the workplace more bearable.
Is it okay to have ...
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Should I separate multiple "ands" in a series with commas? [closed]
I enjoy eating apples and cherries and pears and bananas.
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I enjoy eating apples, and cherries, and pears, and bananas.
I apologize if this question was listed somewhere else, but I can't find a ...
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How is the singular noun "vote" used compared to the plural "votes"?
Being a big fan of fivethirtyeight.com, and political nerdishness in general, I have repeatedly run into a plural use of the singular nominal 'vote,' most often in the phrase 'percentage of vote.'
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“…that the privations on the soul grow ever more stark and ruinous by the day.” - Can the word “privations” be used in this format?
Is it admissible to use to the phrase “privations on the soul” to describe the state in which the needs of the soul are not met and thus starved?
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Why the "ones" in this sentence "French students have to work harder than British ones." is incorrect whilst in another is correct?
Here are the sentences that I'm looking at right now, from The Longman Dictionary of Common Errors ("New Edition" p244):
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✗ British children have more opportunities than Tunisian ones.
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one big of a [noun]
Asked to comment on the use of the phrase “one big of a question,” I responded that it sounded totally off to me. I’ve always used a noun in the place of “big” here: one hell of a night, one humdinger ...
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water is a liquid vs water is liquid [duplicate]
A little backstory here. Someone tried to school me on the internet when I made a comment about how something was a liquid. My direct quote was: "Cats are a liquid"
Now immediately someone ...
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Separate Sentences combined with "and"
I am new to this site.
I have seen a sentence like, "Do not do xxxxxxx AND maintain xxxxxx", where xxxxx can be any instruction.
Does the "Do not" phrase apply to both parts of the ...
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Principle and Practice or Principles and Practices? A Grammatical Question
A very simple question: I have come up with a title for a project and don't know whether to use the singular or plural: 'Principle and practice for betterment' or 'Principles and practices for ...
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Does the word ”attention” have a verb? [closed]
I studied the nominalisation, but I'm so confused if the noun ”attention” regards as nominalisation, and if say so, what its verb?
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Is it appropriate and grammatically good to write 'It all began with one troubling news"? [duplicate]
I am struggling, for some reason, something tells me this sentence doesn't sound that natural? Is there a better way to say the same or is this sentence of mine is fine?
